2010 Spring Training - null

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"I think he's got a chance to be a pretty dominant bullpen guy in our future. He still has issues with fastball command," Yost said. "We're looking for strike-throwers -- guys with stuff that can throw strikes."

Wood pitched four innings in four games, and gave up four runs for a 9.00 ERA. He gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out five.

"These were tough. Both guys have things they need to continue to refine to get them to the next level as relievers," Yost said.

Last year in the Royals' pen, Wood was 1-3 with a 5.07 ERA in 51 games, and Holland was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in 15 games.

There are five bullpen spots to be filled, with eight pitchers in contention: Kanekoa Texeira, Luis Mendoza, Jeremy Jeffress, Robert Fish, Aaron Crow, Tim Collins, Louis Coleman and Nate Adcock. Yost said he's made up his mind to take one of them, but declined to identify him.

The option of Pina solidifies the catching staff, with Brayan Pena and Lucas May taking over for Jason Kendall, who's recovering from shoulder surgery.

"It gets Manny back to playing every day over there," Yost said. "We've got to get Pena and May ready for the season."